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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

When defendant and his wife were later divorcing in 2019, the annuity came to light, and the wife informed plaintiff that she had seen a check that appeared to have been endorsed by someone else on her behalf. Based on the evidence, the Court affirmed the ruling that plaintiff “possessed a one-half ownership interest in the annuity funds.”.

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Depp-Heard Verdict Contains Relatively Rare Defamation-by-Counsel Liability

JonathanTurley

With the reduction of $2 million to Heard, that still leaves $8,350,000 — more than the $7 million that he gave up in the divorce. Attorneys are protected by absolute privilege in court in making harmful and even false statements. Of course, these awards will be subject to motions for reduction or remittitur.

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Court clarifies factors to consider for fraud allegation related to attorney-client fee agreement.

Day on Torts

4, 2021), plaintiff filed a fraud claim against defendant attorney who had represented him for a portion of plaintiff’s previous divorce case. After an initial appeal and remand, the trial court held a bench trial where plaintiff and defendant were the only witnesses. M2019-01395-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2021: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Eichel: Choice of Court Agreements and Rules of Interpretation in the Context of Tort or Anti-trust Claims. In its rulings CDC (C-352/13) and Apple Sales (C-595/17) the ECJ gave a boost to the discussion on the range of choice of court agreements vis-à-vis antitrust claims. 1 Brussels Ia Regulation/Art.

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In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look

SCOTUSBlog

They contended that it would seem to follow from Apprendi that a jury must find any facts necessary to support a (nonzero) restitution order, and they suggested that the court should take up a lower court ruling to the contrary. Five judges dissented, in an opinion written by Judge Julius Richardson. Relisted after the Jan.

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